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Forwarded by Thomas O. Larkin. Monterey/California, double line oval with ornaments, flawlessly struck by U.S. Consul Larkin on reverse of Aug. 29, 1843 folded letter from Boston to Monterey, manuscript note by Larkin: "Rec'd from a passenger of the Juanita day after you sailed. T.O.L. postage chgd to me by Mr. P." Additionally endorsed by him: "Care J. Parrot Esq. U.S. consul Mazatlan" on address panel, clear Vera Cruz boxed Oct. 28th postmark with "4" (reals) handstamp, docketing indicates this letter finally caught up with the addressee, possibly in Mazatlan, Very Fine, a rare and exciting usage during the Mexican period of California postal history, illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 13.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Haas
Larkin, in collusion with prominent American merchants and landowners, helped encourage secession from Mexico in 1845-46, with an unofficial promise of American protection, the result of secret instructions from President-elect Polk, who viewed any such insurrection as a natural outgrowth of his "manifest destiny" platform.
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San Francisco July 2, clear strike of straightline postmark with manuscript date in magenta ink and matching "40" rate, on 1849 folded letter to Chenango County, N.Y., written by a newcomer to his mother, "I have arrived and am mixing with commercial men", mentioning cost of provisions, salaries and a reference to a business partner in Chile; cover with light soiling, still Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Forwarded by/Zachrisson, Nelson & Co./ Panama, oval handstamp struck on reverse of buff envelope to San Francisco, manuscript "Via Chagres & Panama" written at lower left, clear " 80" in box struck at right, Sept. 1849 docketing; some edge wear, Fine and rare double transcontinental rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Panama N.Y. June 10, clear c.d.s. on buff cover to Charleston, S.C., via New Orleans, red June 24 postmark with similar straightline "STEAM" and matching "30" in circle applied to mail originating on the Pacific side of Panama, readdressed to Monticello, S.C. with July 3rd Charleston c.d.s. and integral "5"; minor edge wear at left, still Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
The "Panama N.Y." datestamp, used by the U.S. Despatch Agent and placed on mail given to consulate at Panama City, is known only on eight covers with dates ranging from June 10 to July 10, 1850. Hand-carried to Chagres, this went aboard the USMSS Falcon and properly rated manuscript 30¢ on entering the U.S. mail system.
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10¢ Black (2), horizontal strip of three, position. 55-57L, mostly large margins, just in at TL and BR, each stamp with matching pen cancel paying the 30¢ rate from Panama on folded cover to New York, manuscript docketing: "Apr. 8, answd 11th. aft sent to T. Hyde & Co pr Georgia"; small scissor cut in right stamp, still a Very Fine and rare usage. The Georgia sailed Apr. 11, 1851 from New York.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Provenance: Seybold
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PANAMA, red straightline on a white envelope to Baltimore with free frank of John C. Frémont ("Free J.C. Frémont./U.S. Senate") and addressed entirely in his hand, bold "STEAM/SHIP" handstamp in black, wax seal removed from back, Very Fine, a superb example of this marking, known used between July 13 and November 7, 1850.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Frémont was elected by the California legislature to represent the new state in the U.S. senate, sailing for Washington by way of Panama, taking his seat in the senate on Sept. 10, 1850.
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PANAMA, mostly clear strike of red straightline on ca. 1850 folded cover to San Francisco with bold strike of "30" rate handstamp in frame and "San Francisco Recd 30 Sep." c.d.s., both in red, Very Fine, the only recorded westbound "Panama" usage, Illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 73.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Haas
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1¢ Blue types II and IIIa (7, 8A), horizontal strip of six, position 14-19R1e, types II-IIIa-II-IIIa-IIIa-IIIa, ample to mostly large margins except position 16 touched at top center, cancelled by neat strikes of fancy open grids, tied by light 1851 docketing in pencil at far left, on buff envelope to Sing Sing, N.Y., bold "San Francisco Cal. 1 Oct." c.d.s., Very Fine usage, the type IIIa stamps are Very Fine or Extremely Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Provenance: Jessup, Grunin
One of the greatest western usages of the 1851 issue. According to Stanley Ashbrook, this is the earliest known use of the 1¢ 1851 from California.
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"Member of the New England Trading & Mining Co. of New York", sender's manuscript additions to a ca. 1850 advertising envelope to San Francisco, red crayon "40" rate, illustrated corner card for the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Hartford, Ct., manuscript "W. I Dunhan Agent New York", docketing in pencil and pen (May contents not answered until Sept. 1); minor edge wear, Fine and unusual.
Estimate 200 - 300
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San Francisco Cal. Oct. 19, red (1850) c.d.s. and matching 40 rate handstamp on buff envelope to East Boston, Mass., readdressed to New York, blue "East Boston Ms. 26 Nov." postmark and matching "5" with manuscript "Forwd", unpaid rate totaled up to "45"; edge wear, Fine and unusual, examples of re-rated and forwarded 40¢ usages are very scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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N. York & Chagres S.S. Jul. 23, bold route agents c.d.s. struck on an envelope to San Jose, "U.California" with "40" rate in manuscript at upper right, some edge wear, still Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Applied to letters posted aboard ships carrying mail under contract between New York and San Francisco, this was intended for the Atlantic & Carribean portion of the journey, an appropriate mate to the more familiar (though still rare) Pan & San Fran. S.S. postmark (see next lot). Although undated, this undoubtedly was placed aboard the USMSS Georgia, which arrived in Chagres July 24, 1850. A unique postmark, this cover is discussed and illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 98 and The Gold Rush Mail Agents to California and their Postal Markings, proof. 111. One of the key maritime markings of the Gold Rush period.
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Pan & San. Fran. S.S. Dec. 26, clear c.d.s. on folded letter to Norwalk, Ohio datelined Sacramento July 24, 1850, written by a miner, "40" in circle handstamp; cover with water staining at right, not affecting markings which are Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
This route agent datestamp was for mail received on board contract ships for the San Francisco-Panama run. Used between Sept. 1850 and June 1852, approximately 20 examples are known.
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San Francisco 40 Sep., partly clear c.d.s. on Sept. 1, 1850 illustrated letter sheet to Elizabethtown, N.Y. with beautiful engraved view of San Francisco originally drawn by Vermont artist, W.H. O'Grady, the letter describing in considerable detail aspects of the view including where it was taken, etc; cover with water stains not affecting the letterhead, Fine and rare pictorial letter sheet printed by R. & J. McLees.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Haas
In addition to describing the view, the letter details life in 1850 San Francisco, including saloons, women, gambling, the difficulty in finding work, etc.
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1¢ Blue, eagle carrier (LO2), ample margins, cancelled by red star and tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa Nov. 19" c.d.s. with 3¢ brownish carmine (11), large margins to touching, on ca. 1852 buff envelope to San Francisco, underpaid by 3¢ it was originally marked "Due 5 cts"- the rate handstamp used on unpaid domestic mail under 3,000 miles, then changed in manuscript to "10¢", the rate on unpaid over-3,000 miles mail, with part payment ignored; cover lightly cleaned, Very Fine usage, unique with the Eagle carrier.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1978 P.F. Certificate.
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3¢ Dull red (11), two singles, large margins to slightly in, tied by blue "Philadelphia Pa. June 19" postmarks on cover to San Francisco with cameo corner card of carriage manufacturer, in bluish green, bold "10" handstamp of Philadelphia and manuscript "Due", indicating this was a double weight cover, interesting enclosure is an 1853 illustrated Odd Fellows certificate with additional letter; minor edge wear, Fine and attractive.
Estimate 500 - 750
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San Pedro Cal. Aug. 4, blue double line c.d.s. with manuscript date, matching "Paid" in double line octagon and manuscript. "6", on double rate cover to Marysville, mistakenly sent to New York City with red "New- York Sep 12" c.d.s. neatly struck at right, blue manuscript "Missent" added at lower left, Extremely Fine and handsome usage.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Haas
The presence of the "6" was most likely responsible for this cover being inadvertently sorted into eastbound mail.
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3¢ Brownish carmine (11), two singles, large margins to slightly in, each with matching black grid, on 1852 folded letter to San Francisco, clear "New-York Apr 9" ocean mail c.d.s. on 1852 folded letter to San Francisco, manuscript "p Steamer Empire City" at center; stamps with vertical file fold each, Fine and rare, possibly unique usage of the grid, rather than the postmark itself, being used as a killer on transcontinental mail (Ashbrook letter 11/24/49).
Estimate 200 - 300
Provenance: Chase, Polland
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10¢ Green type V (35), single tied by "New York Sep. 5" Ocean Mail c.d.s. with inverted month, on cover with neat address to Stockton Cal.; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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1¢ Blue type II (7), single, large margins at sides, in at top and bottom, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 20 Jan" c.d.s. on undated folded letter (only last page remains) to Newport R.I. with pencil "Due 9" on face, a reference to the Ocean Pearl arriving the week before may help date this unusual cover, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
POSSIBLY A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF A SINGLE 1¢ 1851 ON A TRANSCONTINENTAL LETTER.
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1¢ Blue type II (7), single, margins except just touching ornament at upper left, tied by "Benicia Cal. Oct. 19" c.d.s. on wrapper to Swansey Village, Mass., very minor wrinkles and water stain, not affecting stamp, still Very Fine and a very scarce usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
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J. Tyler, free frank of the ex President on cloth-lined gray envelope to San Diego, manuscript. "F" and neat strike of "New-York Feb 8" Ocean Mail postmark; minor age spotting, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Marysville Cal. free Sep. 19, blue c.d.s. on ca. 1854 cover to Commissioner of Indian Affairs James Denver in Washington, Very Fine and very rare marking.
Estimate 200 - 300
This is the cover from which the tracing in Ashbrook, Vol. 2 was made.
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12¢ Black (17), ample margins to clear at upper right, tied by bold "New-York Sep. 9" c.d.s. on ca. 1853 cover to Roxbury, Mass., well struck "VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS" in red octagon at lower left, applied on Vanderbilt non-contract steamship mail, rated double 6¢ with ship fee paid in cash; stamp with two tiny toned spots otherwise Very Fine, illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 93.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Jessup, Polland
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12¢ Black, diagonal half used as 6¢ (17a), bottom right half, ample to large margins, well tied by bold "New-York 12 cts Ship Oct 10" c.d.s. on ca. 1853 cover to Boston, Mass., red "VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS", treated as unpaid by the New York office, the rate was 10¢ postage + 2¢ Ship Fee, even though this was mailed during a period when the supply of 3¢ stamps had been exhausted in San Francisco and the use of bisected 12¢ accepted by the postmaster, and usually tolerated back east; perhaps the Vanderbilt boast in the handstamp rubbed a New York clerk the wrong way; Extremely Fine and rare, Illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 112.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
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STEAMER/WINFIELD SCOTT (U13), clear strike of straightline in red, on 6¢ Green on White entire (U13) to Fulton, N.Y., additional COLUMBIA/CAL/ Nov.29 postmark with manuscript. date, 6¢ struck out with blue pen stroke, probably in transit, entire with expert restoration at edges, slightly affecting 6¢ Very Fine appearance, a rare and splendid combination of straightline handstamps. The Winfield Scott was the only contract steamship of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. to have its own handstamp. Bound for Panama, it was lost in the Santa Barbara channel Dec. 2, 1853. Because Nesbitt entires did not exist in 1852, the usage could only be 1853, which means this cover was among those letters rescued.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Beals, Baughman
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Downieville Cal. May 20, clear blue c.d.s. and manuscript "Paid 6" on illustrated cover to Wellsburg, Va. with cameo corner card in multi-sided frame entitled "Prospecting Miners", in rich blue on off-white, with unsigned woodcut of two miners panning for gold; light edge wear, Fine and rare, illustrated in Letters of Gold, p. 271.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Haas
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Jamestown Cal. Oct 23/1854, manuscript postmark on all-over advertising cover for Pemigewassett House with map "Routes & Distances to Franconia and White Mountains" and cameo corner card of the Plymouth N.H. hotel on reverse, 3¢ rose red (11), pair, margins to slightly in, tied by twice struck "6" in double circle, in blue, matching "Plymouth N.H. Jun. 26" c.d.s., originally addressed to "Jamestown Southern Mine" and redirected to Georgetown Cal. with manuscript "Frd 5" at upper right; cover lightly cleaned, and with a few tiny edge repairs, Fine appearance, handsome east to west usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
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12¢ Black, diagonal half used as 6¢ (17a), bottom right half, margins to slightly in, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 1 Jul." c.d.s. on ca. 1854 buff envelope via contract ship to Barnstable, Mass., manuscript "Pr. Oregon", slight wear, Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Way., large oval handstamp and manuscript "11" on March 6, 1854 folded letter from New York to Capt. Thomas Cropper of the Steamer "Cortez" in San Francisco, a ship of the Nicaragua Steamship Co., the 11¢ representing the 10¢ unpaid transcontinental rate plus a 1¢ way fee, Fine and rare. The Cortez sailed from San Francisco to Nicaragua Mar. 16, 1854, returning to S.F. on Apr. 16th; the letter was intended to reach Capt. Cropper while he was back in California.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
A 1952 letter from Ashbrook which accompanies this lot speculates the cover was carried by a non-contract ship of the Vanderbilt line, even though a contract ship, the Ohio, sailed from New York the day the letter was written. As the way marking is usually found on mail carried by contractors, the latter ship is more likely.
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1¢ Blue type IV (9), horizontal strip of four, large margins to slightly in, tied by three strikes of clear "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 16" c.d.s. on 6¢ green on buff entire (U14) to New Bedford, Mass., manuscript "G. Gate" at top left, 1855 docketing at left, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
COLORFUL AND SCARCE METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED 10¢ RATE.
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1¢ Blue, type IV (9), margins all around, used with 3¢ orange red (11), margins to cutting and tied by incredibly bold "Rattlesnake Cal. Jul. 30" ca. 1859 Collin double line postmark on 6¢ green on buff entire (U14) to Searsmont, Maine; cover with torn flap and minor edge wear, 1¢ with tiny crease at upper left, Fine and very attractive usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
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10¢ Green, type I (13), large to huge margins including bottom sheet margin, clear to barely touching at left, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 20 Nov." c.d.s., on blue printed lettersheet, The San Francisco News Letter with 3 column "Summary of News" and a 4 column business page including an ad for California Native Wine and notice of a new novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe on sale at Noisy Carriers bookstore, Very Fine, handsome usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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10¢ Green, type I (13), large margins, tied by grid on John C. Fremont campaign envelope to San Francisco, clear "Polo Ill. Mar 12" c.d.s., pencil 1857 docketing on reverse; cover lightly cleaned, Very Fine, one of the rarer Fremont designs, in a desirable westbound usage, illustrated in Presidential Campaign Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper 1840-1872.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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3¢ Yellowish rose red, vertical half used as 1¢ (11c), vertical strip of three with 1/3 of adjoining stamp at top, each with matching manuscript "X" on cover to East Brooklyn N.Y. paying the 10¢ transcontinental rate, manuscript "Garrote Cal. May 31st" at upper left; small edge flaws, Fine and rare.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Expertization: 1981 P. F. Certificate.
Provenance: Cohen, Kapiloff
Of the five recorded 10¢ "trisect" covers, this is the only one in a multiple.
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1¢ Blue type II (7), block of four and horizontal strip of six, position. 4-5/14-15R2 and 43-48R2, block with large to huge margins except clear to in at bottom right, strip with ample to large margins except position 44 just in at top center, rich plate 2 color with sharply rendered impression throughout, tied by fancy segmented cork cancels on cover to Mr. John Bradbury of Boston, partial "Downieville Cal. May 31" c.d.s.; first and third stamps in strip creased before use, still Very Fine.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
Provenance: Baker, Grunin
One of two recorded transcontinental covers with a block of four of the 1¢ imperforate, unquestionably one of the premier covers of the 1851 issue.
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1¢ Blue type IV (9), horizontal block of six, position. 72-74/82-4R1L, strip of three, position. 62-64R1L, and single, tied by segmented cork cancels on ca. 1856 cover to Boston, block with mostly large margins except touched at lower right, strip with margins except touched to in at lower left, clear" "Downieville Cal. Oct. 2"" c.d.s. with inverted month; block with some creasing at upper left corner and strip with tiny faults from placement at cover's edge, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
Another remarkable 10¢ rate cover from the Bradbury correspondence, and the only recorded cover with a 1¢ block of six.
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"Via. Tehuantepec", manuscript. route directive on orange cover to Burlington, Vt. with 10¢ green type II (32) tied by bold "Yankee Jim's Cal. May 4" c.d.s., stamp with additional light pen stroke, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Jessup, Haas
This short-lived route of the Louisiana Tehuantepec Co. (Oct. 1, 1858 to Sept. 27, 1859), provided twice monthly mail service between New Orleans and San Francisco over water and the Mexican isthmus.
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10¢ Green, type III (33), vertical pair and two singles tied by three strikes of "New Orleans La. Mar. 11, 1859" postmarks on folded letter (last page only) to San Francisco with manuscript. "via Tehuantepec" at upper left, Fine. Illustrated: in Letters of Gold, page 105.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
East to west covers are considerably rarer than those originating in California, with only three or four known, and this quadruple rate may very well be unique. Although the Tehuantepec route was far shorter than Nicaragua or Panama, fewer than 35,000 letters were carried in its one year of operation.
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1¢ Blue type II (20), single tied by blue "Huntsville Ala. Feb. 15, 1858" c.d.s. on 3¢ red on buff entire (U10) to California originally franked with a single 3¢ dull red (26) to pay the obsolete 6¢ rate, marked with "Held For Postage" with a 2nd 3¢ and the 1¢ added to pay the 10¢ rate, later readdressed to Marysville with a strip of three of the 1¢ blue type II (7), margins huge to cutting, bold pen cancels, placed at left edge; 2nd 3¢ lifted to show "Held For Postage" markings, stamps with small faults, Fine, a rare mixed issues usage.
Estimate 500 - 750
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5¢ Indian red (28A), two vertical pairs, cancelled by rim of Yreka Cal. Oct. 15, 1858 c.d.s. and tied in right pair by full strike, on cover to Westchester, N.Y., additional strike of fancy "Bison" handstamp occasionally used by the Yreka postmaster, though its use was pictorial rather than postal; cover with wear at left, Fine and very rare usage.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
Expertization: Signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Rust
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10¢ Green type V (35), block of six, two horizontal strips of three and one pair, on cloth lined envelope to New York with 1¢ blue type Va (24 var. two) tied by multiple strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Jul. 26" c.d.s., large manuscript "Via Panama" at top; lower right 10¢ in block with scrape and right stamp in strip at far right with tear, cover with some expert restoration at edges, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
This is a 14 times rate cover with an additional 2¢ which could only be a ship fee and would indicate the cover originated outside San Francisco, Hawaii being the most likely place of origin.
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10¢ Green type V, 10¢ dark green (35, 68a), single of each, tied together by well struck "Georgetown Cal. Nov. 5, 1861" c.d.s. on Union patriotic with soldier & flag design, with verse, to Oswego, N.Y., Nov. 28, 1861 docketing on reverse; cover with flap partly removed and tiny tear just into rim of second strike of postmark, Very Fine and a gorgeous usage.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF A DOUBLE RATE PAID BY TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES.
Provenance: Haas, Paliafito
The long process of demonetization, which had begun on the east coast in August 1861, was still not completed by November, nor had it reached far west, though the new stamps had been available for some time there, allowing for such postal anomalies as this transcontinental "mixed" franking, though any such combination of 1857 and 1861 stamps are very rare.
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1¢ Blue (63), tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jun. 6" double circle on 1862 folded cover to New York, manuscript "steamer" at upper left, Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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10¢ Green, type V (35), single with centerline at left, used with 1¢ blue type V (24) paying the carrier fee on small cover to San Francisco, stamps cancelled by red grids and tied by bold "New York Aug 11" Ocean Mail postmark; 10¢ with trivial gum soiling, cover with some toning on reverse only, Very Fine, very attractive and quite scarce.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Grunin
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1¢ Blue type 5, 3¢ dull red (24, 26), single of first, pair and single of latter, tied by pen strikes and bold strike of "Snellings Ranche Cal. March 25, 1861" double oval in dark brown with manuscript date, on cover to Bow, N.H., left 3¢ with natural s.e., Very Fine, handsome usage.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: West
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1¢ Blue (63), vertical strip of five and two singles of 3¢ rose (65), each with matching pen cancel, on cover to Thetford Center Vt. with manuscript "Brush Creek May 18" (Cal) postmark, in addition the left 3¢ has large part of a 1¢ 1857 adhering on back; bottom 1¢ in strip with some perf toning and left 3¢ with faults, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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90¢ Blue (72), three singles, arranged in vertical column and tied together on front only to Rockport, Mass., additionally franked with 30¢ orange (71) and two copies of 10¢ green (68) paying a 32 times transcontinental rate from Stockton Cal., twice struck double circle postmarks in a matching blue manuscript. "3.20" and "(Steamer)" at top; 90¢ stamps with small faults, left 10¢ with piece out at bottom right, Fine appearance, unique domestic use of the 90¢ in a multiple.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Expertization: Signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Seybold
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2¢ Black (73), pair and three singles arranged in a horizontal strip, tied together by multiple strikes of open grid, on orange cover to Napa City Cal., paying the obsolete 10¢ transcontinental rate, bold "Gentryville Mo. Apr. 26" c.d.s. with manuscript date, original 1864 enclosure with semi-literate contents which touch on the war; three stamps placed a bit over cover's edge but remain fresh and uncreased, Very Fine, a very scarce Black Jack usage to California.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Haas
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3¢ Rose (65), tied by cogwheel, matching "San Francisco Cal. May 8, 1865" double circle on Lincoln mourning envelope, "We Mourn Our Loss" with oval wood engraving and black border, Very Fine, Civil War Patriotics are scarce used from the west coast, though Milgram theorizes that this and a similar design (AL-373, 374) were printed in San Francisco because most of the known usages are from there.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Haas
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